The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association will hold a Women Leading Government event on Nov. 14 in Amherst. Featured speakers Amy Martin, director of the Weissman Center for Leadership at Mount Holyoke College, and Al Roberts, director of the University of Massachusetts School of Public Policy, will discuss the challenges women face as they choose a…
The MMMA has partnered with ELGL (Engaging Local Government Leaders) for this unique program that inspires undergraduate students to pursue local government careers. The day features a “Quickfire” panel that includes 14 speakers from different areas of local government (e.g., police, fire, finance, public health, and economic development). These local leaders will give a quick…
The Small Town Administrators of Massachusetts will discuss budgeting, succession planning, consultant outsourcing, and state opt-in and opt-out laws on Nov. 8 in Carlisle. Zack Blake, chief of the Division of Local Services’ Technical Assistance Bureau, will lead a morning session on budget modeling and forecasting. After lunch, DLS Senior Deputy Commissioner Sean Cronin will…
The safety of citizens and students is a top priority of local government managers and public safety personnel at all times. Are you prepared if there’s an active shooter incident at your high school? When was the last time you performed a sight inspection of your town buildings? Who’s authorized to lock town hall or…
The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association will hold its 10th annual boot camp for new managers on Oct. 12 at the Sharon Community Center. The day-long training will cover essential topic areas for administrators who are new to the profession and those planning to transition from department head to management. These topics include general municipal management,…
Agenda 9:45 a.m. Registration, Networking 10:15 a.m. Discussion led by Denise Casey, Assistant Town Manager, Wilmington Most of our time in the field of municipal government is spent on people; both our internal customers (employees) and external customers (residents, elected officials, vendors, consultants, etc.). This session will look at skills to add to your…
Note: This meeting was rescheduled from March 22. Full-day training with risk management specialist Gordon Graham, the CEO of Graham Research Consultants (www.gordongraham.com), will focus on maximizing the effectiveness of performance evaluations. Graham will discuss how to prevent common problems caused by not taking the employee evaluation process seriously, as well as analyzing the…